Introduction : intergovernmental management and the challenges ahead / Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner
Updating theories of American federalism / Richard P. Nathan
Between a rock and a hard place : the evolution of American federalism / Timothy J. Conlan
Intergovernmental finance in the new global economy : an integrated approach / Raymond C. Scheppach and Frank Shafroth
Developing a national homeland security system : an urgent and complex task in intergovernmental relations / Charles R. Wise and Rania Nader
Accountability and innovation : new directions in education policy and management / Kenneth K. Wong
Welfare reform : a devolutionary success? / Jocelyn M. Johnston
Medicaid waivers : license to shape the future of fiscal federalism / Carol S. Weissert and William G. Weissert
Regionalism and global climate change policy : revisiting multistate collaboration as an intergovernmental management tool / Barry G. Rabe
From oversight to insight : federal agencies as learning leaders in the information age / Shelley H. Metzenbaum
Performance management and intergovernmental relations / Beryl A. Radin
Block grants and devolution : a future tool? / Carl W. Stenberg
Mandates : the politics of coercive federalism / Paul L. Posner
Intergovernmental lobbying : how opportunistic actors create a less structured and balanced federal system / Troy E. Smith
Conclusion : managing complex problems in a compound republic / Paul L. Posner and Timothy J. Conlan.